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Gordon Brown calls for government to drop energy price cap and nationalise firms which cannot lower bills

Former Labour prime minister says ‘several urgently needed decisions’ need to be taken

The Independent UK

DWP shares new details for second cost of living payment worth £324 due this autumn

People claiming certain benefits will receive the second instalment of the £650 support package.

Daily Record

Millions of DWP claimants could each receive £1,500 backpay

An earlier court decision is being appealed

Liverpool Echo

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Calls grow for Government to halt Universal Credit's Covid clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim they are being wrongly chased to recover benefits cash

Wales Online

Cost of living crisis in full - what you'll pay versus what help you'll get

Energy bills are set to soar this winter to triple what you paid last year - prompting desperate calls for cost-of-living help and an emergency budget. Here's what we know and how it affects you

Daily Mirror

Benefit claimants given new hope in £1,500 DWP back pay case

Four people claiming legacy benefits win the right to appeal after losing court case about £20 uplift earlier this year

Chronicle Live

State pension is set to top £10k for first time ever next year

Pensioners are now in line to get a rise of £962 next year due to rising inflation - but a sea of rising costs mean they may not be much better off in real terms

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Poorest Brits could be £1,600 a year worse off - even after cost-of-living payments

An out-of-work couple with two children could lose nearly £1,300, or £1,600 if higher inflation is taken into account, according to a new report

Daily Mirror

Legacy benefits claimants' legal team confirms when appeal over £1,500 back pay ruling will be heard

Permission has been granted to appeal the denial of the £20 covid uplift for people on legacy benefits.

Daily Record

New change to JSA claims process could see people waiting longer for first payment from DWP

New Style Jobseeker’s Allowance does not qualify for the £650 cost of living payment.

Daily Record

DWP facing pressure from 15,000 people to halt Universal Credit repayments

Universal Credit claimants say the Government is wrongly asking them to repay some of their benefits

Nottingham Post

Two million benefit claimants given fresh hope over £1,500 back pay in DWP court row

Four people have been given permission to appeal an earlier court decision that ruled in favour of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) concerning the treatment of legacy benefits

Daily Mirror

“We shouldn’t have this level of child poverty in the UK", says charity boss on visit to North East

Save the Children UK boss Gwen Hines visited North Tyneside after figures showed rising levels of child poverty in the North East

Chronicle Live

Gordon Brown demands Tory leaders hold Cobra meeting amid cost of living crisis

Writing for the Daily Record, the former prime minister said the committee must meet up to find a plan to tackle the national emergency.

Daily Record

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Glasgow Live

People on certain DWP benefits and low incomes can get fibre broadband for £15 per month

As the cost of living crisis continues, one way some people may be able to cut down on their spendings is to choose a new broadband package and the main providers can offer deals for those who receive DWP benefits.

Chronicle Live

Calls are growing for DWP to halt Covid Universal Credit clawback

MPs say repayment will cause hardship as around 15,000 claim the Government is wrongly chasing them to recover benefits cash

Evening Standard

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown demands emergency budget before ‘financial timebomb’

A new report commissioned by Mr Brown suggested Government measures fell well short of addressing households’ needs

Manchester Evening News

'I had to sell my daughter's bike to pay the bills': How struggling families are facing the harsh reality of the cost-of-living crisis

'I feel like a failure as a mother. It breaks my heart'

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The National (Scotland)

Six ways the Tories have repeatedly ignored Scotland

IN April, the UK Government released a report praising the “meaningful and sustained” work it had been doing with the devolved administrations.…

The Independent UK

Former PM Gordon Brown demands emergency budget before ‘financial timebomb’

A new report commissioned by Mr Brown suggested Government measures fell well short of addressing households’ needs.

The Independent UK

Government support fails to offset losses for low-income households, report says

The report, commissioned by former prime minister Gordon Brown, found that the largest families would face the biggest losses.

Daily Mirror

Gordon Brown demands 'immediate action' to ensure families can afford cost of living

The former PM makes the intervention in the introduction to a report by Loughborough University, which warned the government's flat-rate handouts will fall short of allowing families to cope with skyrocketing prices

Daily Mirror

All we know so far about the second half of the £650 cost of living payment

Those who claim certain benefits started to receive £326 from July 14 - but when will the remaining amount, worth £324, start to be sent out to qualifying households?

Chronicle Live

41 percent of kids in key worker families in North East living in poverty

One in five kids from key worker families are living in poverty across the UK with that number more than double in the North East, according to analysis undertaken for the TUC

Nottingham Post

DWP legal challenge could lead to 2 million people being awarded up to £1,500

The Court of Appeal will now decide

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